How to Download Firmware for Netgear Router

This article will guide yous to update the firmware of your router using the NETGEAR genie software.

Note: Please brand sure that you are using the latest NETGEAR genie software on your computer. This steps are just applicable if you lot are using a router that is
supported
or
compatible
with the NETGEAR genie software. Please visithttp://world wide web.netgear.com/landing/genie/routers.aspx
for the list of the supported routers. You tin can download the latest NETGEAR genie software on this
http://world wide web.netgear.com/landing/genie/.

To update router firmware using the genie software:

1. Open the NETGEAR genie software and click on
   Router settings.
   Notation: You can either click on the
   Router Settings
   on the left hand panel or on the “Click here” link under the Router Settings thumbnail.

   

2. On the Router Settings page, yous will be required to type in your username and password for the router.
   Note: The username and password is case sensitive. The default username is
   admin
   while
   password
   is the default password. If the default password is not working, you might have changed the password to access the configuration page. Please try other passwords that you lot might have inverse to. Otherwise, a manufactory reset is needed to restore the router to factory defaults. You can perform a factory reset past following the steps on this
   http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9665/~/restoring-a-netgear-router-to-factory-default-settings.

   

3. Afterward logging in, you will be redirected to the
   Wireless Settings
   of your router. Click on the arrows on the superlative-right corner to see the tab for
   Router Update.

   

4. Afterwards clicking on the Router Update tab, striking the
   Next
   push button to bank check for firmware availability.

   

   

   Note: If there is no firmware update available for your router, this message will prove up stating that y’all have the latest firmware.

   

5. If the genie detects a new firmware for your router, information technology will show you the information about information technology.
   Note: Clicking on the bulletin “A new firmware upgrade is available. Click hither to become it.” volition redirect you on the same firmware data page.

   

6. Afterward hitting
   Adjacent, the genie volition say that the firmware check is completed and information technology will provide the instructions on how to manually update the firmware. It will as well automatically open up a web browser that volition show y’all the router login page.

   

7. After logging in to the router settings page, click on the “A router firmware update is available” bulletin on the page to initiate the update procedure.

   

8. The router will now attempt to connect to the NETGEAR servers to gather the information near the new firmware. Afterwards information technology is done, it will show you lot the details of the new firmware. Click on
   Yes
   to go on with the update.

   

   

9. The router will at present download the new firmware and it will proceed with uploading the firmware once the it is finished with the download process.

   

   

10. Once the upload process is complete, the router will automatically reboot. One time the router is ready, you will be redirected to the NETGEAR genie settings page. You tin can check if the firmware version loaded on your router on the top-right corner of the page is now updated.